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Re:Google have declared Droidscript is malware by wizzwizz4 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @04:38PM (#26961193)
That's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_enforcement, which can be a problem, especially when contracts reference the policy.
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Re:Google have declared Droidscript is malware by judge2020 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @09:24PM (#26964265)
To clarify your comment, this is exactly what OP was referring to with

> someone -including you- could then actually sue us for unfair business practices

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Re:Google have declared Droidscript is malware by zepto on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @12:00AM (#26965413)
That doesn’t really change anything. It’s still their policy to change. They still decide when to review the policy.
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Re:Google have declared Droidscript is malware by ImPostingOnHN on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @12:22PM (#26971140)
Changing your policy to be more friendly to all users moving forward isn't selective enforcement.

To reiterate, "policy" is just explicitly specifying "that's just the way we do things around here"

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